1874- A dam bursts in Williamsburg, MA, resulting in the US’s first recorded dam disaster.
This Day in History
1907- Toronto plumbers begin a 4-month strike.
2000- the 30-floor Al Faisaliyah Center, a commercial skyscraper, opens in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
1926- The Hercilio Luz Bridge, Brazil’s longest suspension bridge, opens.
1792- the patent is published for a toilet that flushes itself at regular intervals
2010- The NASCAR Hall of Fame opens in North Carolina.
1869- The Transcontinental Railroad is completed
1927- the Old Parliament Building, designed by architect John Smith Murdoch, opens in Canberra, Australia
1847- The rubber tire is patented.
2002- the official opening of the Gateshead Millennium Bridge in Gateshead, UK